Fixture for reblocking or wedging lasts



Sept 14, 1943 G. cLAuslNG 2,329,334

FIXTURE FOR-VRE-BLOCKING OR WEDGING LASTS Filed Jan. 6, 1940 Fig. 1y"

4 Sheets-Sheet 1 JNVENTQR. George Clausmg vA TT ORNEYS.

Sept. 14, 1943. G. cLAuslNG FIXTURE FOR RE-BLOQKING R WEDGING LASTS sheets-sheet 2 Filed Jan. 6, 1940 GNL mw mb MM l [NVE/w03. George Clczlusn'ag` B; y Y 8 ATTORNEYS.

Sept. 14, 1943. G. cLAuslNG FIXTURE FOR RE-BLOCKING OR WEDGING LASTS Filed Jan. 6, 1940 4 Sheets-Sheet 5 A TTRNE YS.

Sept. 14, 1943. G, CLAUslNG 2,329,334

FIXTURE FOR RE-BLOCKING OR WEDGING LASTS Filed Jan. 6, 1940 4 Sheets-Sheet 4 Fig. 7.

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INVENTQR. George Clausing A TTORNEYS.

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PatelntedvSept.:1411943 f lul.

George cieusingnroftsmseui;Qm-assignsstsj K Vulcan Corporation Application'ishsy Claims ,golfing- 275) This vv'invention relates te e ;A fixture y adapted chiefly to guide a last:`bloick'in "predetermined 'pathswithrelationto ac'utting device, thereby lto cut recesses tneremgwithm tv'eugjes creto 1 facilitate and render more yanzjurate ndiinif'rm,

` "lasts a predetermined'fpos'tion t'ouv'eiectevaj required 'cutting operation in tleyriouslstyles and sizes of lastsgthu's toenable.,nfopertorto e l execute anytype ofwedgng operation Whi''hjmyl be required. 'v v u A ffurther objectoffv the finyentionlis \to.l.so`v mechanize a heretofore semiZ-freefkliand,opera-7 ftiori,` that the production time is greatlyy lessened andthe accuracy and uniformity `of, the product greatly increased. A furthery object of the `may. instantly .place one or morejlastsin exact execute e put. of .predetermined length l-A, furtherV object of theirivention'qI is provides an :adjustabley means 'for positively,A clamping a ,succession` of lsirvnilar lasts consistently, in fan accuratelypredetefminedgposition.

l )MA further objectoftheinventionyis topproyide 4in ,a Alast wedging fixture a plurality of ,adjusts gements, which vWhen manipulatedrin properfsequence, eliminate the -`necessity for greatnicety s of judgment, which would otherwisebe required l to prepare the device toreceivea specic,-last. l

A furtherobject of theeinvention;istolprovide `a `device for ythe vpurpose'stated herein.whichg:is

universal infits usefulness 'and adaptation fito the rebuilding or remodeling' of a last; f s, ,5,

` ther objects 1 and :features rWil1.m n'e rfully appearv from the `following 'specicationvin con-r rneotion with the'accompanying'#drawings,'and

will be particularly -pointed out-vinV theclaims. l

The `construction andfprinciples "of operation rof the dviceunay breilybedescribed'as follows:

The ypractice of Wedging lasts is argwelll known V{Jroceclurein the last Iriakingt art. ,Man'yel'asts are reclaimed after e Qertamperfwd 0f: use.iby

A rie-shaping `theglast to accord-with; the require# ments of y newv types land. styles -of footwear;

Such lasts would 'otherwisepe-rendered useless `long prior to their normalw'yearlife.4 It is posse inventidnismpivl, gaugnedevic bythe. ilse, of. which an Operator '455 l the 'carriage re'ache'sits'stp sible to resl'lalpey these c-bsolcte lasts andthe filrst step inf the reshaping or-*remodeling icfine"lasts a lack of uniformity' which is f Contrary' ''tohih 4-x'fentio'r'renables leniunslcinedscp'crater ws'ystem- The sawfemployed or-thefjcutt'ing'operation` y may be of `the band type or anfordinary circular 'saw'.v, 'Wing i "were 'the saw ism-steil fry 25` former to swing about AV'ai "Vel-tical axis fiest, which 'is'nxedin theupper structure; intcja y requiredangular position witnrespectto thes'aw,

itc ipertermia ivariety cr Iwe'u'girrg operations-me ue'ta'ilsjif which win be "pointed cu y Tneiastclarrpingm s" 'IrieIBeI",` Whiclfr is provided y for securing the last in a nor tdn or onnitssde "n ,Y respeet tor fthe "sa" i lowered to" 'accommo d upper strutureoffth-carri ge.

. y= thetopsurace di fbazjrila,g'e,l "in'wlihlpdsfition .theyoke is clamped.. The clamping; ylielis' also K lhereinafter appear, vmeans -`'are itprioyided @for '50 greatly simplifying ements.-

s i i l ViA,stopfis provided tolimtthelinward move-r entof thevcaivriage. f l tle'elenentsothe saure 4andirnsfssm, e e "sc c-rrjeisid niet when thev execution of 'adjustereirrafter.

lt'ing'y adjustment v4enables 'the ``fo`r"ep'art fof l obeswung downward until it engagesy f pcsiucrljthe 'forward Athe carriage in a vertical edge of the saw teeth will lie onthe axis between the carriage base and upper structure. The end of any cut, no matter what the angle, will, therefore, lie on this axis. This feature'enables the operator to-properly place the last in theiixture to produce a cut of desired angle and depth prior to the execution of the out and without the necessity of a preliminary or trial cut.

The positioning of rthe last` in the carriage is simplified stillY more by the provision of an indicator in the form ofa pointer vertically movable on thefaforementioned axis between the base and upper structure of the carriage. By -moving the pointer down into close proximity to the last, the

exact location Vof the end of the cut will be indifor accurately settingv the gibs to establish and maintain a perfect running fit between the waysA j and the base portion 22 of the carriage I8; `r

The carriage is composed of two main portions, the base portion 22 and the upper structure 23, the latter being pivoted upon the former. The pivot means is of special construction wherein the base `member 22 has formed therein 'a large circular aperture 24,V as shown infFig. 2. The upper portion 23 of the-carriage is provided with Y a platform member 25 which has a smoothlat v bottom surface 26, which engages the upperA ilat cated on the last.l The clamping yoke carrying s f the last is then adjusted until the desired location of the end of thecut is beneath the pointer. At

surface 21 of thebase portie-n.22. .The platform member 25`isfj`p`rovided with a downwardly nprojecting circular trunnion or boss 23 whichk rotates Within the aperture 24. The 'platform member 25 is provided with a V-shapedslot 29 l Y at its forward end. This slot isV wholly within this time, all adjusting devices are tightened and the carriage theout.,v Y

To, insure the correct lateral Aand length-Wise is then fed toward the saw to make Y location of subsequent lasts ofthe same sizeand type, ka back-gauge is secured to the clamping i yoke against ,which the rear surface of the heel abuts. A side gauge is Valso vprovided, against r which the side of the last is placed when itis clamped in position. g A 'Il'oaccurately and completely present the principles of theinvention, a yspecificv embodiment;

thereof vwill now be described, in which:V

Fig. 1,is aplan View of the,device. .l

Fig. 2 is a perspective view showing the details of construction v`of the pivot means between `two portionsof the carriage.v l

l s Fig. 3 is aside elevation of the device;

Fig. 4 is an end view of `the device, .showing a last in the` clamping means.

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of a 4detaclfiable heel rest unit for usein .clamping the last, in the carriage when!v it is desired tomake a -vertical Wout. y p.

, Fig. 6' is a perspective VView of a detachable heel restfor usewhe'n the last is clamped on its side in a horizontal position.

Figs. 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11 illustrate examples of .the workwhich may be performed upon the device.

Fig. 12is a perspective'view of anapparatus for performing oneof the steps in the process of expanding lastsby* inserting wedges therein.

Fig. 13 is a cross-sectional View on the line I3-I3in Fig. 1k. j" y AIn the embodiment of the invention shown,

" the sawing operation is performed by acircular saw I 2 which is secured directly upon the spindle I3 of av motor I4, which in turnY is secured upon a base frame I5. ,'In place of the circular saw I2, a band saw maybe substituted or `the saw I2 may be belt drivenjfrom a suitable source of power'in place of being driven directly as shown.`

` The last holding and feeding instrumentalities are mounted upona verticallyv adjustable bracket I6 which slidesinvertical ways I1 formedjon the base I5. The bracket I S supports the carriage I8,in which the last is 'clamped during the cuttingl operation.` 'I'he bracket and' carriage are raised or lowered by rotation Vof an adjusting screw I9: The purpose ofthe adjustability of vdirection will be set forth hereafter.`

The carriage` I8 moves within ways 20 ina straight path vparallel to the'lplane of thegsaw.

The ,ways 20 are provided with gib members2I which arebackedjbyV set screws, which'provide ious angles.

placed with another last. sion is made vto enable the operator utjojagain same angular `'posithe limits vof theY boss 28 andextends to and slightly beyond the axis of the boss. of the boss 28 coincides lwith As shown in Figfnl, the upper y.portion 231of the carriage carrying the Vlast' is fsw-ung into* the required angle. to "execute the particular cut v shown therein. In many wedging operations, a

plurality of cuts are Cmade' 'onjfeach last," in which case, the last mustjbe rsjvvung intoa plurality of positions 'before it' l is removed. from? its clamped-in `position f infthe'A 'carriage to ,be re;

swing the carriage into `,the tion, thereby enabling hi'mft'o-'process succeeding lasts with kuniform results. `To accomplish this, a system ofadjustable stopsn is provided to positively locateor establish` the vrequired angular position.v v f y The rear end portion of the 'platformfniember 25 is shapedto a radius' swung from theaxis 30 and is provided with adjustable,stopsI 3I-,which have slots 325 therein; within which are received clamping screws.33'which have screwthreaded engagement with the memberr25.-V -If-y desired, `a

plurality ofscrew .holes 34"may be providedI in the member 25' to permit greater scope'ioffadjustment of the stops 3|.l To adjust the stops, the member 25 is swung into the correct angular position andast'op is movedintoengagernent with the stop pin 35,1whereit is rsecuredby tightening the camping .sm-ew 3a. 'Thefmember 25 is then swung into the othcrwdesired angular position and .the second stop is moved `into engagement with the pin 35 and clampedr by the clamping screw 3131I YThe two yangles are thus immediately available .to` the' operator yfor. processing a succession oflasts. 4

The last clamping meanslconsists of @alyoke t or frame 35 into the opening' 31 tof which the last is placed.' If ther last" 38- isl to be clamped' in a vertical position, its'iheel end is in'sertedin the opening 31.with' the bottom rvof itsheel engaging the heel rest 39.v `A .clarin'ning screw-40 is provided for engaging the flat-'top surface 4I of the'comb of'theflast; The clam-ping screwk 40 is provided withan'operating kfnob 42. The shank of 'the screw passesy-t-hrougliwand'has *threadedengagement'inv afblock 43, which is adjustable iateranyfi afsigt 4Ml 'inthe top orjhe the axis 30 of the y."ilhe Yslot 29, therefore, the 'sa-w when cutting f In such case; provi-` 2305i henl linserting a agsaagsaa: l

iframe 3F.; fhlocl; :is lookedzinta giyeofposif headed end 46 thereof'wth the. bottompiace of ommodate theaclampig: means; to. a., wide, variety I ofsty'leand sizefofflast. ,f ,e

The -heel .rest 391s detachablyzsecuredtin its fpositionwithin the frame `iby` reason yof itsten- ,iagetnent vwith, apairfofj pins 'whichfare xed j fina vertical position in the `lowergptnttion `:of "the frame-55361. :The pins 41. extend upwardlyilinto ,y .properlypositionedgaperturesin the lheel zrest.. 2;# When alastfis clamped innerticalagpositio, as .shown Iin line,l r`Fig.A 4,- Y .Wedging `operations n' such Sasuzcliosev illustrated-iin '7 Sand 8l i'- arev Y zexecutedjxwherein. thepplane'foff thei'sawtc Ve'rtial;` rI-Iowever; certain; otl'ieroperations, such l -asztliose illustrated: in Figs; ``T 9,2-f1`0 and-i112.' are .executed when. the last is clamped inra.l horizon'- tal position as I showin lindottedlinein. Figc-*4; A 'heelwrestjw-L is provided', Saganst 'whichd the'ibottom face of the iheelV yportion fof. the? last 'abuts Lwhen the last is clamped in"a 4horizontal position;V This heel restlisprovided -with a? concaved "face 4,91V which. functions in `a manner similar fthe'v face- 50: of ther` rest', r 39'whichiembracesffthe if f y vbottom surfaceof thelast and is similarly interchangeable*tolac'commodatelastsof varousty-pes. f lThe-heel rest,` i's secured uponfthe inner `face Co-acting with therest 481'; a-sorew 5N engages ythe combl ofthev last'. v#.Ihi'sfsc'rew 5l '-is received in a' block 55 lof similar construction to the block" f 43;- ThebloQks vertically adjustableinfaislot c "5Ninthe side i member "51jof the '5 frame :36u11 the e same irianne'rv asr theL block 43. Bifprope'rly ad- Ajusting'theyscrew"54tvertieal1y andfalignigfthere'rl with; the yheelgrest1,8; a: last* L'may 'be clamped y at' any required verticalpositionwithnftheframe lastitlieclampingfram'e f 378;: 'either in afhorizontal orj vertical" positionjfits t rear/extremityisabutted against the stopfmemfjber Ssecured tothe frame:

Whenwedging wom ns las/ts whichhavea me;v v `dium` or 'extreme heel heightfity fis n. desirable'- lgto raise the heelv ofthe last to substantially'itslnor- 4frgialheightwhen executing thewedge outonjsuch alast.` To provide for clampingand holdingysuch last', the` vyoke'or frame`36 is adjustable vverticall'ywith respect to the top 'or Working surface 59 of' the platform member "25; This adjustment may be effected in any suitablemanner; 'As il-y lustrated herein,*it`is ,slidably mountedA on a t Y U-shaped supporty 60; The-'framemember 36j-is f guided in its *verticali movement--byways 6l k,mm1-

p'rising Iprojections on-thefframe' membery and f fcomplementarygrooves linthevgsupportfj .602A They j f-bottomvofthe groovesaarefprov-ided Witheslots :.Jwithin'wwhich are yreceived -clampingfscrews 63 which .have screw: threaded-engagement with-,the t Afran'ie; 36..: To.: adjustzthe vertieal positionfoithe f drame.; 316, ,the screws-3 :are looseuedrthe tionjbya lockinzrnut 4.5, whjoinis threaded;.,on ,the l.uppermerid: :of fthe,-b1ock. and; acts .to clamp the. block; by `reason-,o1 .the engagementeoftathe t ysi'ipport-'Eilis pivotedmithirespecttogtheplatform. v

fleagaimtightened.

To provide further 'fior tiltingyitouto ayeru 1 tion'such asvthat .illustrated Any oonvenientfmeans ,may tbe employedv t0 .ac-

- 1 compi'sh'thisend; ,ask lshown herein; teneur-shaped f .fhaving;screwfthreadedngagementinthezmember Eforim'gmember,25and.aresituatedupon afeommon f jets into Attie;pat-tr'of the v"carriagei` l clamped imposition byv-rneans'lof' a pairjof screws f ,fl 4"' screw-threaded into the# base- 'l membery #24.'

lill.:l The `twofscreivs frotateiny bearings in: the plat,-

axisiadja'c'ent the eplane .ofsifthe4 workin'g surface '5 side. gauge- 68gy spr iis -so situated'that it Verticalgaugingf face. 6`9`-Wi11 vengage allast adjacentitsballsection. The-'gauge y v(ifi-"fis'laterally adjustablewithrespect to the dif. erection ofy motionr ofthe carriage. Itis guided-t.

aby means' of a groove Ill 'formed in' the working fcarri'ag'e yisv determiried'` byfan'4 adjustable stop". 13. Thestopy 1-3I is provided with "an-arm"` Whchpropermit Y :of the stop tobe made.y

llmannersk As herein tp th plainte.'y

rg agement With the plate y u i "necessary, relative adjuSbmQritbe-- f 'to postion,.the*1ast bodilyviri'the carriage'i-with e Special constructiorifof..y tlvieupperstructure23 yng of the last) 'fm weer@ f f fplishthlsjend'. :in the? drawings; 'in Whiehthe'clampingfrme 36`is'mounted'upon c a' supporting'plate 16, fThe. plate; "16 semhafed f e, at its sideedgesby apairofjpar'allel guideflanges f :makes: possible ftheijpropeif '.posito i .tor any desired cutting operati@ means may befemplyed" tloacd 1A desirable construction issliown guide jeheplate 1t )in astreighe peni. pi'he 'sop-j tending et )right ,guidei'tinya straig'litline; The plates 16 ,and

through -the plat kfiexibinwi ef adjustment, s 1 fthegclamping, 'trame y3,6 provided' ,with means` plane into; agposiiydotted Vlines,Riedl. f

Aple'me'r'itaryprojectiohfflonftheegaugefxriemberfis''n' Y received.-I` The adjustment 4of th'efguagey isheld t against disturbance lya clampingscrew 1'21 i f .Thein'ward limit "of thefeedrig travelY ofi-the the'necessary'adjustment of the position hedescriptionpi the operation of' tire devi'zey that ,itis necessary ait'er :,:lam'ping` it inthe'` trarne',

late, 11S jrests; VTheilanges' 1j lpoi'tng plate 18 is'A in'turn received inl-aV lWide". f j channel :frrne'd in'the kplatforrn, member 25* ex- 1f angles to the-'anges. ,11;1I 'The v,

parallel side ,vizallsl19` ofvrtlriefchavnnel engage. the @.jperellel frontend paekedges, ofthe plate 1g jeenY v *T814 vyrr'nayfbe loekedin adjusted positioriin anysu ble]v Shown; the'piate wrisloked i c l fixture.

relative lmovement` with the :platform member by a screw 82 which passes through atran'sverseslot sain thepiate 1s..` f i. l l

An important feature of theinvention resides in a highly efci'entmeans foren'abling an operator torapidly and `accurately adjust thei'various positioningand gauging means 'above described,

vto execute aspecied wedging 'operatiori. Toaid iin describing the operation ofi thisYV last position- -.ing1.means,;it rnaybe'well` to re-state the factthat Ythe base plate 22 acts. to guide the carriagel" in ay straight'xed'pathwith respect't'othe saw, and

yalso that thestop 13; determines the extent of inward travel 4of the carriage. Thus, it will-be seen,that.the travel ofthe carriage'iis precisely consistent and, therefore, accurate fand .consistent placement of the lastY ora successionfof lastsfin fthe carriage will produce-:consistently accurate fwedging cuts.`

To accomplish this accurate. placement of .the last inthe. fixture, af'xe'd-referencefpoint is chosen Withrespectto whichthe operator determines the correct placementof the lastinv the The reference point "chosenlies upon, the axis 30 'about vwhich the two partsof thel 'carriage pivot. .-"I'hispoint is chosen'because` it remains vxed regardless of theVV angular'position of the upper portion of the carriage withrespect the operator at alltimes the location ofthe refervence point, an indicating pointer 84 is provided, the axis of Whichrlies at=a1l timesupon the `axis 30.r 'I he pointer 84 may be` of any convenient form. vAs shown herein, it comprises a straight cylindrical rod sharplyV pointed at its lower end.

The pointer-84 issupported above thework surface 59 g andr arranged to ber moved vertically downwardor upward to` enable the operator to move it into a position closely adjacent thesurface of the last. Any suitable means of supporting the pointer may. be employed.` A desirable construction is that illustrated in the. drawings,

in which a bracket85 is provided with Van aperture, the axis of which lies upon the. axis .'ill..Y To `enable'the bracket 85 to be quickly removed and replaced, it is provided .with a socket connection to `the base member roi the carriage. The

` bracket has a laterally lextending horizontal por- Y vtion and a verticallyfdownward. extending portion, which terminates at the sideof the Working surface 59. .,'Ihesocketconnection `above referred to, may conveniently.betoftapered dove- ,tailfconstructiom wherein the" lower-end ofthe re-turning'opeation in alast lathe,- whichopera- --tion results in ia last lhaving the vdesired .increasedl width in the forepart. This turning'operation Will'not be described in detail;- since it forms no part of the present invention. i f- Whatever the type of wedging operation'to be performed, the first step in thefprocedurerisfto -mark upon 'a' last to be operated-upong`thedesired location vof the termination o f the cutto begm'ade. It is only necessary to so' markrlone oifainumber .of .laststo be processed;- The next fstep in the U process is to properly place lastsinthe fixture Tand adjust thevarious positioning gauges-to'ien.

Vable the operatorto rapidly .place a successionfofsimilar lasts in identical .position in thelflxture.-

AReferring to the sample` chosen, illustrated lnFig.

7, thelplane of 'thefcut to Jbe .made `is .verticalfwith respect-to the Anorma1 position Aofthe last.The llast,`th`eref ore, will be clamped in. a verticalV position in thexture'. i Theheel; part ofthe lastzisuplaced inthe clamping frame`36with lits bottomrestlng .upon the heel plate 39,' its. rear extremitylengaging 'theback gauge 58 and the ilat upper faceof i `its' comb por-tion lbeneath g the. clamping screw, 40.

` to the plane of the saw.y To ,make available to The screw 40 isv then clamped down upon .the last, securing it rmly in thefrfame 36'." If the last `is of a medium or high heel type; the heel should be raised to substantiallvi'ts normal height., :To

establish this normal:I heelv height s-position,v the frame 36 is raisedbodily.. Io do this, the-clamping screws 63` and'l areloosened. Theframe 36 is `,then raised to' the required ,height and. at the x .same time,V the'frame 36 Vis-swung downward bracket is provided with ,a' tapered male vmember 86, which isreceivedin aV complementaryfemale member 81, rigid lwith .theplatform member 25. The bracket -85 and the pointer 84 may'thus readily be. removed and vreplacedfin accurate position. YThe pointer 84`desirably. is., provided `with means for frictionally retaining it "in any verti- .cally adjusted position; TheV friction desirably is provided by 'means' 'of' a small leaf springjll,v

which is held against movement-vertically in the fboss 89 `within which 4the pointerslidesl- Ihe .spring 88 is. bowed outwardly to exert pressurey against the pointer'd.

' To conveya compieteand accurate yconception of the principles involved in ,thejinventiom a de- U scription of fthe opertion thereof will'riow `be presented. Let it-"be'jassumed that it isde'sired to broaden the for'epartl of a last. To accomplish this end, one Yori mol'e'wedges areinsertedjin the .mannerj illustrated iny Fig. 7, wherein ,wedges 9) and 9 I are insertedV in the forepart of the last 92.

These wedges are cemented. into position and vwhen the cement ishardjthey are readyfor-a the last..

6 .is noted for future` reference.

,about thetrunnion screws 65until the'last fore- `part re'sts-.uponthey work surface 59,]v The screws 63 and 81. are then tightened. .,I'he last at this time llies lengthwise of and substantiallyl parallel tothe feeding motion of the carriage., 1 In placing .the lasty inv the clamping vframe mustr observewhether the contourof the heel rest 39 `coincides with thecontour .ofthe vbuittoinfof Itwill jbef found, howev.er,,thatgone heel rest wil l. be satisfactory for a substantially great number` of styles of lasts, whichcan be clamped into position without 'changingthe heel UreSt.. i i

Due .to they wide variety of shapesfiniasts, fit

maybe found necessary to shift the lateral posi- .tion of thescrew `40 in order to squarely clamp they last infaftrue vertical` position. The lateral adjustment .of fthe vr'srewltll yis accomplished Vin Athe kmanner hereinbeforedescribed. The clamping screw 'I2V is novvf,loosenedand the gauging .face 69of theside gauge 68 is moved into contact'V with/the last andclamped in position..f1The side gauge desirably is provided with scale markings k 93,y while the work suifacef59'has Vengraved there-l on a cci-operating` index line 94, A,Desirably,"there 4are two index lines 94, 'one on each side of the work surface.V @The side gauge may, therefore, be

used in-a position either on the right'or leftfs'ide' of ythe last, whichever may, be the most convenient, 'Afterthe adjustment is nia'de,j thep'osition ofthe scale withre'spect'to the index lines Having locatedjupon thev kl ast,f the point of Atermination of-thecut Ato' be made; for, example, thepoint .95y on thelastgln, the clamping frame 3 6 `The .procedure fortdadjlusting o against the back gau the lasts are fre'adyf` for: the;k re-.turning .f Anothercommonitypefof'iwedg g Vorieration;` which may be readily executed zjby, the practice;v`

of .the present invention, vis that-.illustratedinf Fig.v 8. In this operation, itis "desired vto gn'iodifyI only a relatively small ar of thej toe]Y =;r 1,'l oiy the last,- without mareas-mme wmf-.h gf the of .the lasty rearwardly ashort distanceinto bodyof the forepart and then-.,Cmening @wm-. I

execute this wed'gingrv operation is` s imilar-` tothel y I produce describedv invconnection-with the last rapex-the V-slotvhaving rst'been! markedpfilpon the last, it is clamped in Vthe:fifaaneQ36" inffits normal vertical position andthe .correct adjust ment of allthe positioninggaugesu isi-established in the manner. hereinbefore. set ,fcjirthVY yHavingcompleted these .adjustments ,1, the point ||i9 will n lie directly beneath the'. pointer'l.' yIl'lieltwo stops' al are' then. adjusted .proper1y-toyestabusn trie correctincluded anglen of thepredeterminedfv ofevf'pthefrlast'and saw: isxreadily` obtained.` whichf wi-11produce theT reqiured'condition'at thehinp` d ing'webgl1l2, at the time the carriage haslreached.

the endjof its workingstrokm. y .1

llponcompletion of the adjustments ofthe nxture,y successivel lasts may ibe uniformly:proc:

essedin rapid succession with they aid oi -the `various positioning elements to produce Athewedge erected byexecutns the. relieving cut-|13. which l extends from the last bottom adjacent thexend 'of thecut-i inward into the bodyof. thelast to a pointclosely.v adjacent the cut I i Thislit',

may be made in any suitable ;manner, asv byya #band saw. A wedge 4 of the required vsizAef-is f then cemented into position, after whichthellastisreadyfforfthe re-turningoperationwhich is .Another -Wedgirlg Opration is illustratiidfirr executed in the usual mannen Fig. .10.\ `The adjustments for producing this v type of wedging ,are carried out in thefsame manner' as theadjustmentdescxibed in co'nnecy tion with Fig. 9, with the exception that `the,

slot., Both cuts necessary to form'the Vfslotcan as shown in dotted rline in Fig. 4." In "this ex? ample; the contour of thertop'portion offthe, last i remains unchangedybut the bottom or solefof the forepart is lowered, therebyjtothicken for, increasethe height Vof the toeportionof the;

last. To'kplacethis lastV inthexturei'and make thefnecessary adjustments therein, 's`ubstantially the same procedure is followed'asfthat described above in connection withfliggjflr fdif'f ference f in thisA "procedure 'is that j the =la st :must be placed inthe clamping frame v36 vwithgitsnor# mal vertical plane in a. horizontal position. In this' position, the bottom of the last bears 'againstj the heel plate 48, its back extremityris placed'- gle58 and the last isclamped in-fpdsitionby mefscrewfs The sidejgaugjtaj forepa'rt'rests upon" the Work surface? 59S: AllT t' :of theadjustment locking devices *are then tight-3f renevingeut llsextends, fromme topfbf the? last downward `toward 'the endggl. I 6 of the Vwedge cutf.'. vIn this operation, therefore, the ywedge raises vthe top portion voi' the -forepart and thereby adds depth' tothe iorpart without modi-4 fying thexiontimrv of th'fbottom ofthe last.

A. l Another common type loiwedgi'ng-operation'is illustrated in Fig'. 11;l The .adjustment set up for.

this; voperationl is ver'y IsimilarV to that required forthe wedgingfoperationfshown,inFig; 8,. The

only: variation from that.' set-up lies finfthe x dis-r at right arigles4 to jth'atghshown in Fig.` 8. Obviously;` to'I execute this"operation,r` the, last is clamped on its sidev in'l a horizontal position," the M y Y Otherwise, th: setupand operations necessary.` to produce' the-cut, are the same as those employed'in Ythe examples shown in 'Fi`g."8. shown in Fig. `8.

The Wedging operation Ais d Y Th'ejwedgingoperationfshown in Fig. lgli. vhowever; fdiflersirornf'thatshowjin Fig. 8, in that somewhat more-.scope f or varying the contour ofthe Vlast isobtained by 'Supplying a wedge |78 of *generous Width',thus broadening the extreme forward contour ofthe forepart.V

Referring to theexecution ofthe relieving cut,`

.cuts is illustrated in-Fig-. l2.` factory saw *forrthisf purpose is the band saw. In the illustrated embodiment shown, the saw I9` amples in the foregoing description, it is essen-` tialfthat 'they -ber executed accurately and unii formlyrA desirable means for rexecuting these The most satist movesthrough'a Worktable'120. Y A specially conened Tand4 the operator 'is th'en ready Itot pro'c'eedf with j the wedging :operation on, any Inumber ofi srniiarlasts. f

Similarly` to fthe 'foregoing example; *the R'portin 0 off the presentglexample must l swing gzdownfl,

ward ina` plane gatfright angles to :the rpla'nexiof thelsaw vkerf to-avoid distortion of tliej-lastcorr.y

tour. l' TI-'his limitation `requiresthat V,-hi`n :,fing web l l 2 be "disposed at right fangles f' toly a longi-j tiidinlf median axisloftlielast.To f uliill'thisr condition, the-vertical Vposition ofhefcarriage;

withfr'espect l to vthe vsawfmust Y'bef correctly adjusted tocoiripensa'te vfor the angular.- position ofy .tle last in -the --car riage. occasioned. Vbyftiltv ing' oifthe ciampingfirame: A relative position-:-

structed feedingy deviceior the carriage |2'I is providedgfor feeding the last to the saw.V This carriage has a base memberA |22 and an: ad-

justable last holding .memberY |23. This holding memberfis" provided with ai plate |24, which is rigidly supported in a vertical position; The

forward edge-|25fof the plate is disposed'at'right angles to the `table |20and parallel@ .the saw ,Theholdin'g'member |23 is arranged for angular adjustment with respectl to the base |22. The

axisforthe swinging movement of the holder |23 `is situated'at the edge |25 of the plate |24. This angular adjustment is obtained in` any suitable way, as `by forminga circular ridge |26 upon the base, which sreceived Withinthe'comv Plementary ,groove |21 jini the `lastrholding ele` position' of the plane' ofjthe^`cut,` whichis made samefas described in connection with Figs."` 9 *n and 1o;

adjustable aienig the va short distance from yment |23. vA clamping screw |28Xis provided,-

which is received within a circular groove |28 l and acts to lock the holder |23 in adjusted p0- sltion. l ,4. i

Any suitable means may be provided for guiding the carriagey |2| in proper relation vto the saw. AA suitable means is illustrated hereinwh ich comprises a guide plate or fence rIZSagainstthe edge |30 of which the edge |3| Yof vthe carriage v,

is 'held by the operator, as the Carriage is fed into the cut. The fence |29 `is fixed Iupon a table in any suitable manner,'suchjas by mean-s ofclamps, not shown. A- stop`|32 is limiting the travel of the carriage.

locked in adjusted position by the screw |33.

The operation of the deviceis asffollows: The

provided 'forer yThe `stop isk guide or fenceJZB varid is',` f

last |34, after completion of themajor wedging cut, such as the cut III, Fig. 9,v sition yupon the carriage I'ZI.' i plate |24 l held in position, with the front edge |25 of the To' do this, vthe is received in the cut III and the .last

1s placed'in poi plate firmly engaging the end rwall of the cut.

The carriage at this 'time is, of course, retracted.

The helder portion justed into correctangular. position. In the example illustrated, `the'angle ofthe plate |24 with respect to the plane of the sawis substantially 90.

`To execute the cut, the operator moves the carriage along '.the guiding face |30 of the fence |29 in the direction of the -arrow until it reaches |23 of the rcarriage is ad` the stop` |32, thus accurately executing the dei III, as illustratedin Fig. 12. served that due to the function the small lweb of material between the two 'cuts will be of uniform thickness yand parallel to the end wall of the maincut Furthermore, any number of'similar klasts may be rapidly processed by the usev of this device. the holder member and stop are readily made to execute any cut which may befound necessary to permit a. selected portion of a 'last to be expandedr to receive a wedge.

The fence member v the carriage' |2| may be fed along either the edge Aor by reversing its position from that shown in the drawings, may be fed along the edge |35, and itsftravel is limited by the stop |32.` Thus,

" greater aexibiiity and adaptability ef the device to many different operations is obtained.

It will be obvious to those skilled in the art that among the many great advantages derived from the practice of this invention, one of the greatest of these i-s the wide flexibility of the apparatus, which variety of wedging operations, any one of which by the use of the apparatus, may be converted into a high speed production operation. Other important features The adjustment of are the uniformity of results, f 4which are assured bygtheprecision of operation of the fixture and,I furthermore; such ,precision y engages its stop, -a removable bracket on said-v |29 is soconstructed that'v permits theV execution rof a wide canbe readily maintained by an unskilled op- 'eratorn i `Iclairri: f

1. An apparatus for wedge-cutting lastspreparatory to remodeling which comprises a driven saw, a carriage, means for guiding the carriage in alinear path parallel to the plane of the saw,

a stop for limitingy the work stroke of the carriage, a clamping yoke on said carriage having means for securing a last in a fixed predeter- 73 f saw, means for` clamping said yokev on the carriagein adjusted position, aremovable pointenjy i. situated in the plane. ofsaid ls'aw'and in line vwith the front wall o-f the saw kerf in all positions of the yoke on the carriageA when the carriage en'-r the pointer` `serving ,to locate the the llast on the carriage toy gages itsjstop, correct position of execute a'required cut.

2. An apparatus for pivoted thereon to swing in' aplane at rightk an-y gles-to thfefplanel pivot point lying in theplane of the saw and in line'with 'the forward'Lwall of arm 'removably rsecured* to .said upper `carriage y sectiorna vertically disposedand vertically ad- ,u `justable indicating pointer on said arrnsituated lupon, the said axis, a clamping yokeon the upper section of the carriage for securing the lasts paratory to remodeling which comprisesfa driven saw, a carriage for feeding the `Workl tothe saw,

a stop for limiting the work stroke of the Acarriage, means for 'guiding the base sectionkof the carriage in a linear path parallel tothe y'plane of the saw, the carriage'having an upper sec- I tion pivoted upon said basesection on an axis` situated in the plane of the saw and in line with the forward edge of the saw when the carriage upper section of the carriage, apointer vertically movable in said bracket and situated upon; said during the cutting operation, a clamping yokey mounted on the upper section of the vcarriage and f having means for rigidly securing a last thereiny at its rear part, a double slide on the ,upper carriage section operable to permit bodilyishifting of said yoke to align the klast in aV desired manner with respect to the saw, and means for lock; ing said slides in adjusted position.

4. An apparatus for Wedge-cutting lasts pre-` paratory to remodeling which comprises a saw, a carriage, a stop for limiting the work stroke ofthe carria-ge, said carriage having a base sec? tion guided in a, linear path paralleljto the plane of the saw, and an upper section pivoted upon said base section to" swing ina plane at right angles to the plane of the saw. on an'axis inthe plane ofthe saw and line with the 'forward edge of the saw when the carriage engages its stop, a double slidek having one section slidablevv transversely of theupper'section `of ,the carriagej n the other section of theslide `being movable at .right angles to the first mentioned` section, yaf

clamping yoke within which the 'last tofibe proc,- essed 1s rigidly secured, said yoke being mounted upon' the upper section of said double slide, and` means for an-gularlyv adjusting f said clamping yoke in a vertical plane.

e GEORGE CLASING.

mined posi-tion'in said yoke, a plurality of slides for bodily shifting said yoke uponthe carriage to .position the' last in predetermined yrelation to the wedgecuttin-g lasts pre-l paratory to remodelingwhich comprises a saw."` a carriagefor feeding thevlasts tothe sav/,a stop Y for limiting the work'stroke of the carriage, ymeans for guiding thevbottom section of the car- A riage in Aa' straightiline parallel to the plane of the saw,th`e carriagehaving an-upper section f of the saw, theaxis ofsaid the saw kef l e when the carriage engages its stop, a-supporting 

